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Old 07-21-2008, 12:17 PM
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Re: Could an amateur guy compete on the LPGA ?

I played the same course the ladies played last year for the one LPGA Tournament in Arkansas. I played it about a month before they came to town. They played it at about the same length as the normal men's tees (where I played from). On my best day of the year, I shot 79 and I was amazing myself with some of the shots I pulled off.

If I had to play that same course four days in a row, I probably couldn't average 85. Not to say that I am a scratch player, at the time I think I was playing to a 9.9, but looking at how well you would have to place your tee shots and how precisely you would have to hit your irons for 4 days in a row, it made me appreciate just how good these women are.

Perhaps the middle of the pack on the Nationwide tour could compete successfully with the women week after week, but I don't think a scratch golfer could do it over time. It's not all about length, if it was then a lot of guys on the Nationwide would be in the top 10 on the big tour.
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